Your complete forecast for this weekend’s BP MS 150 bike

The two-day, 180-mile bike ride from Houston to Austin begins Saturday morning. As a bike rider, I recognize the big concerns are always going to be, first and foremost, wind and then rain.

The BP MS 150 is actually 180 miles long.

So what’s the outlook for this weekend? It looks really nice in the wake of a cold front, says Fred Schmude, a forecaster with ImpactWeather. Here’s his detailed overview of what to expect this weekend.

SATURDAY

Overview: Mostly clear and mild after a chilly early morning start to the day. Temperatures at 8 a.m. should be in the mid-40s.

Winds: Out of the northeast at 3-8 mph, shifting to the east at 5-10 mph by late morning, and shifting to the southeast at 5-10 mph by the afternoon. So by the middle of the day riders should have a moderate tailwind.

Rain: None

Temperature: Rises from the mid-40s to the mid-60s by noon and low- to mid-70s by the afternoon

SUNDAY

Overview: There could be patchy morning fog in LaGrange, otherwise skies should be partly to mostly cloudy. There’s a very slight chance of showers later in the day.

Winds: Morning winds begin out of the southeast at 3-8 mph, increasing to 10-15 mph out of the south-southeast, with gusts up to 20 mph by late morning (this should be a combination of a cross- and a tailwind).

Rain: 10 percent chance after noon.

Temperature: Rises from the low-40s near sunrise to the mid-60s by noon and low- to mid-70s by the afternoon.

All in all, it should be a great weekend for a bike ride to Austin. Safe travels, everyone.

I was worried earlier in the week that the front would slow down and the winds wouldn’t turn back around to the SE by Saturday morning. Well, NE is better than NW. Love those tailwinds. Safe travels everyone